Chi-hwa-seon or Chwi-hwa-seon (also known as Painted Fire, Strokes of Fire or Drunk on Women and Poetry) is a 2002 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek about Jang Seung-eop (commonly known by his pen name, Owon), a nineteenth-century Korean painter who changed the direction of Korean art. It begins with the Korean artist being suspicious of a Japanese art-lover who values his work.  The story then goes back to his man's early years. Beginning as a vagabond with a talent for drawing, he has a talent for imitating other people's art, but is urged to go on and develop a style of his own.  This process is painful and he often behaves very badly, getting drunk and being hostile to those who care about him and try to help him. These events are set against the struggle for reform within Korea, caught between China and Japan (annexed by Japan in 1910, outside the film's time-frame). In 2020, the film was ranked by The Guardian number 13 among the classics of modern South Korean cinema.[5] ^ "Chihwaseon (2003) - Box Office Mojo". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2020-02-19. ^ Awards based on "Awards for Chihwaseon (2002)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-11-01. ^ "Kim Ki-duk, Grand Prix de l'UCC". La Libre Belgique (in French). January 9, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2012. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (13 February 2020). "Classics of modern South Korean cinema – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2020. James, David (March 2003). "Chihwaseon: Review". Film Comment. Vol. 39, no. 2. pp. 75–76. Johnston, Sheila (2002-06-14). "Master's art of observation". Screen International. No. 1359. p. 24. Kim, So-young. "Korean Film History and 'Chihwaseon'" (PDF). Korean Film Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-02-17. LeMarie, Yannick; Michel Ciment; Hubert Niogret (December 2002). "Im Kwon-taek (Review of Chihwaseon and Interview)". Positif (in French). No. 502. pp. 4–5, 9–14. MacNab, Geoffrey (June 2003). "Chihwaseon Drunk on Women and Poetry". Sight & Sound. 13 (6): 40–41. Archived from the original on January 16, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-04. Morrison, Alan (July 2003). "The reviews". Empire. p. 52. Ralske, Josh. "Chihwaseon". Allmovie. Retrieved 2007-11-01. [permanent dead link] "Rushes: the bigger picture: portrait of the artist". Sight and Sound. Vol. 13, no. 6. June 2003. pp. 4–5. This page was last edited on 15 April 2024, at 05:52 (UTC). additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.